Associate - Project Finance/Mergers & Acquisitions

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a team-oriented associate to join their Project Finance/Mergers & Acquisitions group in Chicago, IL. The ideal candidate will have experience in energy project finance and infrastructure-related mergers and acquisitions matters.

Duties

• Draft primary deal documents for project finance transactions.
• Manage significant responsibilities in mergers and acquisitions matters.
• Collaborate with team members to support client success.

Requirements

• 3rd to 7th year associate with relevant experience.
• Strong background in project finance transactions preferred.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree required.

Certifications

• Licensed to practice law in Illinois or eligible for admission.

Skills

• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
• Ability to handle significant responsibility independently.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 401K plan.
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
• Bonus opportunities.

This Vault-ranked firm has a client-first mindset, where attorneys are rewarded based on their listening and understanding their clients' goals, thinking creatively and aggressively to advance those goals, and obtaining the clients' ultimate success. Attorneys at this firm partner with members of the firm's affiliated businesses to provide comprehensive service to clients. These partnerships allow clients to access business consulting across a variety of disciplines. The attorneys truly work as one team to help their clients succeed. This modern, progressive firm boasts a highly respectful, transparent workplace culture, which fosters creativity, teamwork, inclusion, diversity, and service to clients and communities. This firm emphasizes significant investment in the communities where their attorneys live and practice. Compensation at this firm is competitive with peer firms in the region.